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2. Seth’s father is thinking of buying his son a six-month movie pass for $40. With the pass, matinees cost $1.00. If matinees are normally $3.50 each, how many times must Seth attend in order for it to benefit his father to buy the pass?

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Answer: The savings per movie with the pass is $3.50 - $1.00 = $2.50. For the pass to benefit Seth's father, Seth must attend enough movies such that the total savings is equal to or greater than $40.

Let's call x the number of times Seth must attend for the pass to benefit his father. Then:

$2.50x >= $40

Solving for x:

$2.50x/$2.50 >= $40/$2.50

x >= 16

So Seth must attend at least 16 movies in order for the pass to benefit his father.

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